All Systems & Interiors news – Page 334
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Continental Airlines is to axe 1,700 positions as part of a cost-cutting effort aimed at saving $100 million,...
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ANA reports net loss of ¥29.2 billion for fiscal Q1
Japan's All Nippon Airways has reported a net loss of ¥29.2 billion ($305.3 million) for its fiscal first quarter, with the carrier saying that the recession...
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First ATR -600 airborne ahead of 'official' first flight
ATR has quietly begun flight-testing its -600 series development aircraft in Toulouse ahead of the "official" maiden sortie, which is due in September. According...
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SIA reports Q1 loss of S$307 million
Singapore Airlines swung to a net loss of S$307 million ($212 million) during its fiscal first quarter, its first quarterly loss since the SARS crisis in...
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US lawmakers propose new safety legislation
House lawmakers today announced a bill meant to force the US FAA and air carriers to rapidly boost regional airline safety through enhanced training and...
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Air Canada raises C$1 billion to meet liquidity targets
Air Canada today took another significant step in its financial restructuring after securing up to C$1.2 billion ($1 billion) in liquidity.
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Emirates to launch Honeywell's SmartLanding system
Emirates is to be the first airline to install Honeywell's new landing aid, designed to prevent runway overruns by warning pilots that an approach is unsafe...
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United mulls overseas connectivity options as partner readies plan
Star Alliance member United Airlines is studying in-flight connectivity options for its overseas flights.
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SIA Engineering Q1 profits down 23.2%
SIA Engineering's fiscal first quarter net profits fell 23.2% to S$45.1 million ($31.3 million) due to falling maintenance, repair and overhaul revenues.
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SATS Q1 profits up 17% despite falling aviation revenues
Singapore Airports Terminal Services (SATS) has reported a 17% increase in first quarter net profits, even though its aviation business has continued to...
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EU open-rotor blade tests underway
Results of wind tunnel open-rotor blade testing that started in Russia earlier this month for the European project DREAM (valiDation of Radical Engine Architecture...
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Qantas poised to offer OnAir Internet on A380s by year-end
Qantas could offer in-flight Internet service on its Airbus A380s by the end of the year, the head of Airbus/SITA joint venture OnAir has revealed.
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Third prototype Superjet 100 begins flight tests
Sukhoi has introduced a third Superjet 100 prototype to the twin-jet's flight-test programme, an airframe which will be the first to be fitted with a passenger...
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BA TO RAISE $600M for LIQUIDITY boost CASHBritish Airways is looking to raise £600 million ($987 million) in cash to increase its liquidity in the...
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Virgin Blue to raise A$231.4m as CEO Godfrey leaves
Australia's Virgin Blue plans to raise A$231.4 million ($190 million) in fresh equity, and says that its CEO Brett Godfrey will quit in 2010 amid a projection...
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Excessive speed cited as Aria Il-62 crash inquiry begins
Investigators in Iran are considering whether high landing speed contributed to yesterday's fatal Ilyushin Il-62M accident in Mashhad. Flight recorders...
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Delta builds case for substantial 'FOCIS' IT strategy
Delta Air Lines is in the process of building a business case for developing an information system that harnesses in-flight connectivity and can be incorporated...
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Do in-house solutions stifle competition?
We build the aircraft so why shouldn't we assume more control of its core communications architecture? Perhaps this is Airbus's view and why it believes...